Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-04-02

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was wound round his waist under his coat anC
fastened at the center facing us with rosette O
gold. The captain general is named Emellio Cal
leJas. He is man of about so years of age Sigh
in build, and inclined to STOPPING He does no
weigh over 1875 pounds, and he wore a bust
hess suit of black diagonal which would not bt
out OF place in the Stock Exchange at Wall street
He has dark, full bearded, pleasant face, witt
the curly, brownish black whiskers well trimmed
bright black eye, and the manner of a cultured
gentleman He was introduced to the members
OF the party and shook hands with ALL Then he
I brought in his daughter a typical Spanish girl
and one OF the most beautiful women have ever
] seen. She was about 20 years of age, had rich.
| talr complexion, and her every motion was grace
/ She was quite accomplished, and spoke French
fiuently and English fairly we'll Mrs. Gen. McCook,
one OF the French scholars of the party carried on
quite conversation with her. and shortly after
this the young lady brought in her baby. a little
coffee colored tot of five months, whose bright
black eyes looked soberly from one senator to
another, and finally seemed most pleased with
Senator Palmer. Palmer took it from its mother
during the visit, and jumped it up and down with
all the skill of grandmother nurse The baby
laughed at him. and it did not cry during our
whole visit. 1t was a rather smart baby of its
age, and the ladies remarked that it was wearing
short clothes at five months-rather sooner than
among the Americans. Its feet were dressed in
out of the tops of these, showing against its fat
olive brown little legs, peeped silk stockings of
pale blue. The short dress was of white cambria
and the mother herself wore a lawn such as any
American girl would think fit for every day work
ing wear. The grandfather the captain general.
was evidently highly pleased with the attention
it received, and he is 1 doubt not, as doting as
most grandfathers. So
Before having refreshments the marty were in
vlted to stroll through the grounds and we all
went out and walked under the great royal palms
which, with great gray trunks as round and
smooth as though turned with alathe extended as
nigh as church steeple above us, before branch
ing out into an umbrella of big green leaves We
saw howers whose like we had never seen before.
and the whole was the ideal tropical garden which
you read about and which your imagination
fails to realize until it seems before your ewes
Inc stables were visited and the governor general
had two magnificent Spanish Arabian gray horses
Drought out and pat through their PAGES to the
delight OF Senator Palmer, who is, perhaps, the
greatest lover of horses in the party
a*s
Then we went into the dining room and had
iunch from china dishes on which the crown roval
OF Spain was painted. While eating, the CAPTAIN /
general did not sit down. but stood on the oppo. !
site SIDE OF the table from Senator Sherman and |
chatted The baby and its mother were at the /
taoie, ana here Senator Palmer again handled the .
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eyes green with envy. Then the wine was poured 1
out and the captain general raising glass of
made happy toast to the friendly
relations or the two countries which were repre-
sented at the table and to the guests, whom
ne said he was happy to entertain This was
translated by Consul General Williams and was
drunk standing. Senator sherman RESPONDED !
M similar good wishes as to the two coun
.TleS, and IN well put words complimented
Jhs host Then the mother was toasted and then
ne baoy was proposed and the fact was added
mar tho'igh Spanish it was born in New York.
Ihe last toast was drunk with will. and a little
ater the party babe good-by. AS we were leav-
ng the captain general invited us to come to a
reception in the evening, where a distinguished
french pianist would play We found him as cor
lal IN his manner there as at the reception here
described; from to II pm. the party mixed
I thelr swallow tail coats and evening dress with
ne creme de la creme of the society of Havana.
here was dancing too, and it rather amused the
adles by Its strangeness to the American method I
here were no decollette dresses worn nv fine /
,retty senoritas, and they appeared rather more
ny thah 90 their American sisters at the White
louise receptions at Washington
FRANK G. CARPENTER.